Rushford
Daesia DePriest is a dedicated professional in the field of mental health counseling, currently serving as a Clinical Intern at Rushford since May 2023. Previously, Daesia completed clinical internships at Southern Connecticut State University from September 2021 to May 2023 and at ReadyCT from July 2020 to February 2021, where Daesia also held the position of Peer Mentor. Additional experience includes an internship at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and an internship with INROADS in 2019. Daesia holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Southern Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Delaware State University.
Rushford
Rushford is one of Connecticut's leading providers of addiction and mental health treatment programs for children, teens and adults. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and have received national recognition for our success in delivering high quality prevention and treatment programs. Rushford is part of both the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network and Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Our fully integrated health system includes a tertiary-care teaching hospital, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multi-specialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network and an accountable care organization. Through its institute model, Hartford HealthCare offers the highest standards of care for cancer, heart and vascular services, neuroscience, orthopedics and urology.